2023–24_Southern_Combination_Football_League
2023–24 Southern Combination Football League
Football league season
The 2023–24 Southern Combination Football League season was the 99th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9, 10 and 11 (steps 5 and 6, and county feeder) of the English football league system.[1]
The constitution was announced on 15 May 2023.[2] Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[3]
The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season
Team changes
Promoted from Division One Transferred from Wessex Football League Premier Division Relegated from the Isthmian League South East Division |
Promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division Relegated to Division One
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League table
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2023 – 5 May 2024 |
| Champions | Steyning Town |
| Promoted | Steyning Town Eastbourne Town |
| Relegated | AFC Uckfield Town |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,330 (3.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oli Lesley (29 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Steyning Town 10–1 AFC Uckfield Town (27 April 2024) |
| Biggest away win | AFC Uckfield Town 1–8 Crawley Down Gatwick (30 December 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Steyning Town 10–1 AFC Uckfield Town (27 April 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Eastbourne Town |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Newhaven |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Saltdean United |
| Highest attendance | 884 Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–3 Newhaven (26 December 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 34 Pagham 1–3 Steyning Town (23 January 2024) |
| Total attendance | 60,750 |
| Average attendance | 162.0 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steyning Town (C, P) | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 119 | 36 | +83 | 88 | Promotion to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Eastbourne Town (O, P) | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to Isthmian League |
| 3 | Crowborough Athletic | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Newhaven | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 99 | 55 | +44 | 79 | |
| 5 | Hassocks | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 78 | |
| 6 | Eastbourne United Association | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 72 | |
| 7 | Haywards Heath Town | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 45 | +45 | 69[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 8 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 61 | |
| 9 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 86 | 63 | +23 | 60 | |
| 10 | Midhurst & Easebourne | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 59 | |
| 11 | Lingfield | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 47 | |
| 12 | Little Common | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 46 | |
| 13 | Pagham | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 44 | |
| 14 | Horsham YMCA | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 42 | |
| 15 | Shoreham | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 36 | |
| 16 | Loxwood | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 87 | −41 | 30 | |
| 17 | AFC Varndeanians | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 95 | −63 | 25 | |
| 18 | Bexhill United | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 89 | −32 | 24[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 19 | Saltdean United | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 94 | −50 | 23 | |
| 20 | AFC Uckfield Town (R) | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 127 | −93 | 14 | Relegation to Division One |
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Source: scfl.org.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Eastbourne Town | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Hassocks | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Eastbourne Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Newhaven | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Crowborough Athletic | 1(4) | |||||||
| 4 | Newhaven | 1(5) | |||||||
Semi-finals
Eastbourne Town v Hassocks
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Eastbourne Town | 2–0 | Hassocks | Eastbourne |
| 19:45 |
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Report | Stadium: The Saffrons Attendance: 604 Referee: Tazlim Ali |
Crowborough Athletic v Newhaven
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Crowborough Athletic | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Newhaven | Crowborough |
| 19:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alderbrook Attendance: 543 Referee: Simon Faires |
Final
Eastbourne Town v Newhaven
| 5 May 2024 (2024-05-05) | Eastbourne Town | 2-0 | Newhaven | Eastbourne |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: The Saffrons Attendance: 1131 Referee: Greig Walker |
Results table
More information Home \ Away, UCK ...
| Home \ Away | UCK | VAR | BEX | CDG | CRO | EBT | EBU | HHT | HSK | HYM | LIN | LCM | LOX | MID | NEW | PAG | PAT | SDU | SHO | STT |
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| AFC Uckfield Town | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–8 | 0–6 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| AFC Varndeanians | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Bexhill United | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
| Crowborough Athletic | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Eastbourne Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Eastbourne United Association | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Haywards Heath Town | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hassocks | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
| Horsham YMCA | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Lingfield | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | |
| Little Common | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Loxwood | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Midhurst & Easebourne | 7–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–5 | |
| Newhaven | 6–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 0–4 | |
| Pagham | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
| Peacehaven & Telscombe | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Saltdean United | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | |
| Shoreham | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Steyning Town | 10–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
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Source: SCFL Fixture Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, AFC Uckfield Town ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Uckfield Town | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| AFC Varndeanians | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L |
| Bexhill United | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Crowborough Athletic | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W |
| Eastbourne Town | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Eastbourne United Association | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W |
| Hassocks | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Haywards Heath Town | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Horsham YMCA | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Lingfield | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Little Common | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Loxwood | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L |
| Midhurst & Easebourne | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W |
| Newhaven | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Pagham | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | W |
| Peacehaven & Telscombe | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L |
| Saltdean United | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Shoreham | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L |
| Steyning Town | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
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Top scorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oli Lesley | Crawley Down Gatwick | 29 |
| 2 | Alfie Rogers | Newhaven | 27 |
| 3 | Lewis Rustell | Midhurst & Easebourne | 25 |
| 4 | Callum Barlow | Eastbourne United Association | 24 |
| Daniel Simmonds | Pagham | ||
| 6 | Jack Shonk | Bexhill United | 22 |
| 7 | Thomas Chalaye | Steyning Town | 18 |
| Harry Shooman | Steyning Town | ||
| Hayden Skerry | Haywards Heath Town | ||
| 10 | Liam Benson | Haywards Heath Town (previously Hassocks) | 16 |
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Stadia and locations
Map showing the location of teams in the Premier Division
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Varndeanians | Brighton (Withdean) | Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) | 8,850 |
| AFC Uckfield Town | Framfield | The Oaks | 600 |
| Bexhill United | Bexhill-on-Sea | The Polegrove | 1,000 |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | Crawley Down | The Haven Centre | 1,000 |
| Crowborough Athletic | Crowborough | Crowborough Community Stadium | 2,000 |
| Eastbourne Town | Eastbourne | The Saffrons | 4,500 |
| Eastbourne United Association | Eastbourne | The Oval | 1,200 |
| Hassocks | Hassocks | The Beacon | 1,000 |
| Haywards Heath Town | Haywards Heath | Hanbury Park | 2,000 |
| Horsham YMCA | Horsham | Gorings Mead | 1,500 |
| Lingfield | Horley | The New Defence (groundshare with Horley Town) | 1,800 |
| Little Common | Bexhill-on-Sea (Little Common) | Little Common Recreation Ground | 1,200 |
| Loxwood | Loxwood | Plaistow Road | 1,000 |
| Midhurst & Easebourne | Easebourne | Rotherfield | 1,000 |
| Newhaven | Newhaven | The Trafalgar Ground | 3,000 |
| Pagham | Pagham | Nyetimber Lane | 1,500 |
| Peacehaven & Telscombe | Peacehaven | The Sports Park | 3,000 |
| Saltdean United | Brighton (Saltdean) | Hill Park | 1,000 |
| Shoreham | Shoreham-by-Sea | Middle Road | 2,000 |
| Steyning Town | Steyning | The Shooting Field | 2,000 |
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Division One was increased to 18 clubs from 17, 14 of which competed from the previous season
Team changes
Promoted from Division Two Relegated from the Premier Division Relegated from the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division South |
Promoted to the Premier Division Promoted to the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division South Relegated to Division Two
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League table
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2023 – |
| Champions | Roffey |
| Promoted | Roffey Wick |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,176 (3.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tyler Capon (34 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dorking Wanderers B 7–0 Forest Row (9 March 2024) |
| Biggest away win | East Preston 0–7 Roffey (2 September 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Montpelier Villa 7–4 Copthorne (13 January 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Roffey |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Roffey Wick |
| Longest losing run | 17 matches Oakwood |
| Highest attendance | 327 Selsey 2–2 Roffey (28 October 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 10 Oakwood 1–2 East Preston (11 November 2023) |
| Total attendance | 22,297 |
| Average attendance | 75.3 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roffey (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 110 | 30 | +80 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Seaford Town | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 68 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Dorking Wanderers B | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 65 | Ineligible for promotion[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Wick (O, P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 63 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to Premier Division |
| 5 | Worthing United | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 62 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Selsey | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 59 | |
| 7 | Chessington & Hook United | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 57 | |
| 8 | Arundel | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 52[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 9 | Godalming Town | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 49 | |
| 10 | Montpelier Villa | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 74 | −7 | 42 | |
| 11 | Copthorne | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 109 | −39 | 37 | |
| 12 | Billingshurst | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 70 | 83 | −13 | 36 | |
| 13 | Banstead Athletic | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Forest Row | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 58 | 85 | −27 | 33 | |
| 15 | Alfold | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 92 | −41 | 33 | |
| 16 | Mile Oak | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 31 | |
| 17 | East Preston | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 28 | |
| 18 | Oakwood | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 26 | Reprieved from relegation |
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Source: The FA Full-Time Division 1 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Seaford Town | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Selsey | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Seaford Town | 3(4) | |||||||
| 4 | Wick | 3(5) | |||||||
| 4 | Wick | 3(4) | |||||||
| 5 | Worthing United | 3(3) | |||||||
Semi-finals
Seaford Town v Selsey
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Seaford Town | 3–1 | Selsey | Seaford |
| 19:30 |
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Stadium: The Crouch Referee: Mark Spence |
Wick v Worthing United
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Wick | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Worthing United | Littlehampton (Wick) |
| 20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Crabtree Park Referee: Marc Meeten |
Final
Seaford Town v Wick
| 4 May 2024 (2024-05-04) | Seaford Town | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Wick | Seaford |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: The Crouch Attendance: 931 Referee: Perry Hart |
Results table
More information Home \ Away, ALF ...
| Home \ Away | ALF | ARU | BAN | BIL | CHU | COP | DOR | EPR | FOR | GOD | MOK | MON | OAK | ROF | SEA | SEL | WIC | WOR |
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| Alfold | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Arundel | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Banstead Athletic | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Billingshurst | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
| Chessington & Hook United | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Copthorne | 2–2 | 2–7 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | |
| Dorking Wanderers B | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| East Preston | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| Forest Row | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–5 | |
| Godalming Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Mile Oak | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Montpelier Villa | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 7–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Oakwood | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Roffey | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Seaford Town | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Selsey | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Wick | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Worthing United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
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Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division One
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Alfold ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L |
| Arundel | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L |
| Banstead Athletic | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Billingshurst | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D |
| Chessington & Hook United | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Copthorne | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W |
| Dorking Wanderers B | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W |
| East Preston | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Forest Row | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Godalming Town | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | L |
| Mile Oak | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Montpelier Villa | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D |
| Oakwood | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D |
| Roffey | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W |
| Seaford Town | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Selsey | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W |
| Wick | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D |
| Worthing United | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | W |
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Top scorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Capon | Seaford Town | 34 |
| 2 | Devon Jordan Fender | Roffey | 25 |
| Joshua Irish | Wick | ||
| 4 | David Peter Crouch | Wick | 24 |
| 5 | Maurice Black | Chessington & Hook United | 21 |
| 6 | Oliver Rawlins | Dorking Wanderers B | 19 |
| 7 | Callum Connor | Seaford Town | 17 |
| George Cousins | Roffey | ||
| Lui Edwards | Banstead Athletic | ||
| 10 | Sam Bull | Arundel (previously Copthorne) | 15 |
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Stadia and locations
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold | Alfold Crossways | Alfold Recreation Ground | 1,000 |
| Arundel | Arundel | Mill Road | 2,200 |
| Banstead Athletic | Tadworth | Merland Rise | 1,500 |
| Billingshurst | Billingshurst | Jubilee Fields | — |
| Chessington & Hook United | Chessington | Chalky Lane | 3,000 |
| Copthorne | Copthorne | Camping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) | 1,300 |
| Dorking Wanderers B | Dorking | Meadowbank | 3,000 |
| East Preston | Littlehampton (East Preston) | The Lashmar | 1,000 |
| Forest Row | Crawley (Three Bridges) | Tinsley Lane (groundshare with Oakwood) | — |
| Godalming Town | Godalming | Bill Kyte Stadium | 3,000 |
| Mile Oak | Brighton (Mile Oak) | Mile Oak Recreation Ground | — |
| Montpelier Villa | Lancing | Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) | 1,500 |
| Oakwood | Crawley (Three Bridges) | Tinsley Lane | — |
| Roffey | Horsham (Roffey) | Bartholomew Way | 1,000 |
| Seaford Town | Seaford | The Crouch | — |
| Selsey | Selsey | Bunn Leisure Stadium | — |
| Wick | Littlehampton (Wick) | Crabtree Park | 2,000 |
| Worthing United | Worthing (Broadwater) | The Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1,504 |
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Division Two reduced by one to 13 teams.
Team changes
Relegated from Division One |
Promoted to Division One
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Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2023 - 04 May 2024 |
| Champions | Storrington |
| Matches played | 262 |
| Goals scored | 528 (2.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ashley Harris (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bosham 9–1 Brighton Electricity (13 January 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Brighton Electricity 0–9 Storrington (26 August 2023) Brighton Electricity 0–9 Capel (9 September 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Bosham 9–1 Brighton Electricity (13 January 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Storrington |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches Bosham |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Brighton Electricity Rottingdean |
| Highest attendance | 232 Bosham 1–1 Jarvis Brook (28 October 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 10 Rottingdean Village 1–6 Upper Beeding (25 November 2023) |
| Total attendance | 7,164 |
| Average attendance | 64.0 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storrington (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 56 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Bosham | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 45 | |
| 3 | Ferring | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 43 | |
| 4 | Jarvis Brook | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 40 | |
| 5 | Hailsham Town | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Rustington | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Southwater | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Capel | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 30 | |
| 9 | St Francis Rangers | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | Upper Beeding | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Brighton Electricity | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 102 | −86 | 8 | |
| 12 | Rottingdean Village | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 66 | −46 | 6 |
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Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results table
More information Home \ Away, BOS ...
| Home \ Away | BOS | BRE | CAP | FER | HAI | JAR | ROT | RUS | SOU | STF | STO | UBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosham | 9–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Brighton Electricity | 0–4 | 0–9 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–9 | 0–2 | |
| Capel | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Ferring | 5–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Hailsham Town | 3–5 | 5–0 | H/W | 1–1 | 2–2 | H/W | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Jarvis Brook | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Rottingdean Village | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–6 | |
| Rustington | 2–5 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 5–0 | |
| Southwater | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| St Francis Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Storrington | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | |
| Upper Beeding | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
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Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Bosham ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosham | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W |
| Brighton Electricity | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Capel | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W |
| Ferring | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D |
| Hailsham Town | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Jarvis Brook | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L |
| Rottingdean Village | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L |
| Rustington | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L |
| Southwater | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W |
| St Francis Rangers | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Storrington | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Upper Beeding | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L |
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Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Top scorers
- As of 4 May 2024
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Harris | Bosham | 20 |
| 2 | Chris Darwin | Rustington | 15 |
| 3 | Matthew Wilson | Storrington | 14 |
| 4 | Matthew Hards | Storrington | 12 |
| 5 | Alfred Barnes | St Francis Rangers | 11 |
| 6 | Sean Culley | Rustington | 10 |
| Toby Hewett | Bosham | 10 | |
| Luke Brodie | Southwater | 10 | |
| Harry Gardner | Ferring | ||
| Shaun Kenward | Ferring | 10 | |
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Stadia and locations
More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosham | Bosham | Walton Lane | — |
| Brighton Electricity | Brighton (Withdean) | Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) | 8,850 |
| Capel | Capel | Newdigate Road | — |
| Ferring | Ferring | The Glebelands | — |
| Hailsham Town | Hailsham | The Beaconsfield | 2,000 |
| Jarvis Brook | Crowborough | Limekiln | — |
| Rottingdean Village | Brighton (Rottingdean) | Rottingdean Sports Centre | — |
| Rustington | Rustington | Rustington Recreation Ground | — |
| Southwater | Southwater | Southwater Sports Club | — |
| St Francis Rangers | Haywards Heath | Colwell Ground | 1000 |
| Storrington | Storrington | The Recreation Ground, Storrington | — |
| Upper Beeding | Upper Beeding | Memorial Playing Field | — |
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The 2023–24 SCFL Peter Bentley Challenge Cup saw Newhaven enter the competition as defending champions, having defeated Crowborough Athletic in the previous season's final.
Calendar
More information Round, Dates ...
| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 15 August | 6 | 38 → 32 |
| Second round | 19 August to 10 October | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Third round | 21 October to 6 March | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 13 February to 16 April | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 24 April to 7 May | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 11 May | 1 | 2 → 1 |
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First round
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Second round
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Third round
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Quarter-finals
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- Haywards Heath fielded an illegible player and were expelled from the competition.
Semi-finals
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Final
Steyning Town (PD) v Crowborough Athletic (PD)
| 11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) | Steyning Town (PD) | 2–1 | Crowborough Athletic (PD) | Hassocks |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: The Beacon Referee: Simon Faires |
- "Southern Combination Football League". scfl.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017.
- "REVEALED: Club allocations 2023-24 announced by The FA". The Non-League Football Paper. 15 May 2023.
- "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. 16 March 2023.
- "SCFL League Bulletin 7" (PDF). SCFL. Retrieved 12 September 2023.